Strengthening of Police Stations

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Strengthening of Police Stations

• 3 June 2008

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Background

• Critical factors impeding optimal functioning of
  SAPS
• Senior experienced personnel concentrated
  mainly at National, Provincial Area level
• Specialized skills were concentrated mainly at
  Provincial Area levels
• Ineffective allocation and utilization of human
  physical resources

• Strategy improve Policing
• Determine appropriate levels for execution of
  Policing functions
• Counter silo-management and promote integrated
  Policing
• Migrate skilled personnel managers to Police
  Stations
• Hold Station Commissioners Commanders
  accountable for desired operational results
• Align accountability frameworks, performance
  rewards systems

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Strengthening of Police Stations

• Reorganization Strategy
• Develop new structures for Station, Provincial
  National level
• Consultation approval of new structures
• Implementation of new structures
• Align functions
• Granting of posts (funded posts)
• Align administrative systems
• Placement of personnel
• Align physical resources
• Continuous assessment (i.e. Performance Chart)

• Interim Placement Strategy
• To immediately deploy mainly Area personnel to
  Police Stations
• To consider crime weights during the deployment
  of personnel to Police Stations (169 Contact
  Crime Police Stations)
• To consider the current performance of Police
  Stations - (Performance Chart)
• To increase a capacity for the tracking tracing
  of wanted suspects
• Assess impact of redeployment i.t.o. the
  Performance Chart

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Interim Placement Strategy

• Accountability Migration to province
  (geographically placed service stations)
• All Police Emergency Services (PES), 10111,
  Flying Squad, Accident Combating Unit, Dog Unit
  and Mounted Unit
• Crime Combating Unit members capacity to police
  major events and crowd control
• Vehicle Identification and Safeguarding Sections
• Stock Theft Units

• Accountability Migration to Police Stations
• Serious and Violent Crime Unit members
• Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual
  Offences members
• Crime Combating Unit members
• Detective Service members at Area Office
• Crime Prevention members at Area Office
• Operational Support members at Area Office
• Administrative Capacity at identified stations
  were also strengthened

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Interim Redeployment of Personnel
Province Personnel Redeployed
Head Office 63
Gauteng 3403
Kwazulu Natal 2143
Western Cape 1511
Eastern Cape 1796
Free State 1086
Limpopo 1381
Mpumalanga 1025
North West 1329
Northern Cape 767
TOTAL 14504